Glass-grinding apparatus.



W. J. GOLIGHTLY GLAss GRINDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 911. 1,207,896. A A 1 Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. I911.

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WITNESSES INVENTOR I operations may be recovered for reuse.

-in'vention is intended grinding plate supply of abrasive. invention is the provislon ofmeans whereby srA'rEs PATENT WILLIAM JOS. GOLIGHTLY, OF KOKOMO, ASSIGNOB TO PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH; PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

GLASS-GRINDING APPARATUS.

Patented Dec. -12, 1916.

Application filed Kay 12, 1911. Serial No. 626,808.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. GOLIGHTLY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Kokomo, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass- Grinding Apparatus, of which the follow-' ing is a specification.

My invention has reference to glass grinding a paratus and particularly to apparatus for e application of grinding abrasive to glass grinding mechanism. One of the objects of my invention is to lessen the cost of glass or other plane surfaces, by providing a simple and effective arrangement of apparatus,whereby unused portions of abrasive may be recovered and reused, either alone or in combination with afresh Another object of my a portion of the water used in grindir'ig y to provide an improved apparatus, whereby unused abrasive may be separated from the used portions and can be promptly re-applied to the grindmechanism and in the provision of means whereby such recovered abrasive may be applied either alone or in combination with new abrasive and in the proper condition for the particular quality of work being done. These, together with such other objectsas may hereinafter appear, or are incidental to my invention, I attain by a construction illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of a grinding apparatus provided with my improved apparatus for applying the abrasive thereto.

Figure 2 is a side-elevation in section of application,

Figure 1.

Figure3 is the sectional view on the line III-III of Figure 1, and shows a detail of my improved apparatus.

' It has been found in applying grinding abrasive to grinding mechanism, p'articu larly glass inding mechanism, that there is considera 1e waste of water and expense for maintenance, and it is one of the objects of my invention to provide apparatus which in the county of Howard water is Will overcome these objections, and at the same time be effectual in operation.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that I have diagrammatically illustrated a plate glass grinding mechanism 7 comprising the usual grinding table and runners and the ditch or canal 8, surrounded by the usual ring-wall 9. A supply tank or receptacle 10, preferably of hopper shape, is mounted abovethe grinding table, and is provided with the discharge pipe 11, which discharges on thegrinding table at a point between the runners. Opening from the d1tch is' atrough 12 which leads to a receivmg pit 13. A screen 14 of any desired perforatecharacter is placed in the trough 12 at a point adjacent the receiving pit from which leads acanal or ditch 16 extending to a series of grading pits This grading apparatus is not shown or described as my invention has no relation thereto; The pit 13 1s preferably hopper shape, and at its lower or bottom portion is provided with an outlet pipe 17 which is connected to a pump 18, which pump may be of the centrifugal type shown in the drawings, or any other preferred type. Leading from the ump to the supply tank 10 is a pipe 19. he' tank 10 is provided with an overflow pipe'20 which flow of the contents into the supply pipe 11-,

and opening into the pipe 11 adjacent the said valve is a water .su ply pipe 22 controlled-by the valve 23. ejector or blowout pipe 24 controlled by the valve 25 extends into the bottom portion ofthe tank. -.f While I have shown and described my invention applied particularly to glass grinding mechanism, yet I do not thus limit its as it is evident that it may be, used with other grinding apparatus designed to procure a true plane surface through the use of any abradant material.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The initial step is the placing of fresh grinding abrasive together with such a supply of water as may be needed in the receiving pit 13, which abradant material and then elevated by the pump 18 throughthe pipe 19 to the'tank 10, where it settles. hen the tank is filled and the valve 21 opened, the water and abrasive discharge from the tank into the pipe 11, and thence to the grinding apparatus, the valve 23 being opened to permit water to enter the discharge pipe 11. from the pipe 22, the purpose of which .is to regulate the consistency of abrasive 1'01 the particular character of the work being .done. water at this point also prevents the abrasive from clogging or caking at the bend in the pipe, and serves to undermine'and free any abrasive caked in the end of the tank outlet. Any excess of water in the tank 10, is carried from the tank to the ditch 8 by means of the overflow pipe 20 and flows to the pit 13 and thence into the canal 16, The centrifugal force developed by the turning of the grinding table carries the abrasive material to the edge of said table and it is deposited into the ditch 8. The sand deposited in the ditch S is flushed or washed out by means of water and is carried through the trough 12 to the pit 13. The purpose of the screen 11 is to arrest extraneous or injurious substances which may have fallen into the ditch The blow-out pipe 2t is normally closed by the valve but may be brought into action from time to time to loosen the sand in the bottom of the cone in case such sand becomes *akcd so as to inter'fere with the operation of thc apparatus, such blow-out pipe taking the place of a mechanical cleaner which might otherwise be employed. Any suitable fluid may be employedfor accomplishing this cleaning operation, such as steam, air or water under pressure.

In grinding operations. it is found that much of the abrasive is unused and is suitable for re-application. T hc portions of the abradant substance which havc been used are ground into line particlcs and are unlit for further use for the particular work. while the unused portions are in their natural state or condition. The coarse portions of abrasive gravitate toward thc bottom of the receiving pit 13, while the lighter and finer used portions remain in suspension at the top of the tank, and are carricd therefrom by the overflow passage 15 into the canal or ditch 16 which carries them into grading devices where thc; are sorted for other uses. The unused portion of the abrasive which collects in the bottom of the pit 13 is then repumped into the tank 10, where it settles previous to re-application to the grinding table. As needed, a fresh supply of abrasive may be placed in the pit 13 and is pumped into the tank 10'together with the unused portion of abrasive which had already been' applied to the grinding mechanism and recovered.

The supply of hand. It will also be apparent that a large portion of the water used in elevating the abrasive to the tank 10 together with such water as may be utilized in washing out the ditch S is conducted to the receiving'pit 13, and can be reused in order to secure such a consistency of the abrasive in the pit as to enable the same to be elevated to the supply tank 10 by the pump. From this it will be obvious that my improved apparatus secures a most elfective and economical grinding operation; Other advantages will occur to those familiar with the art.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following 1. In apparatus for applying abrasive to grinding mechanism. the combination of a settling tank mounted above the grimling mechanism and provided with a discharge pipe leading thereto. a receiving pit, a'conduit leading from the grinding mechanism to the receiving pit, an overflow passage leading trom'the receiving pit, a pipe leading from the receiving pit at a point be.-

neath the level of the overflow passage and extending to the settling tank, a pump in said pipe for elevating the contents of the rccciving pit to the settling tank, and a water cjcctor projecting into the settling tank and adapted to wash out the contents of thc settling tank.

ejector projecting into the settling tank and adapted to wash out the contents oi thc settling tank, a water supply pipe leading into the discharge pipe. and valves for control water supply and discharge ling the ejector, pipe.

3. ln apparatus for applying abrasive to grinding mechanism. the combimition oi a settling tank for the abrasive mounted lil lllt

naoasee ravalve for controlhng said discharge pipe,

' tacle, means for conducting a water egector projecting into the settling tank for washing out the abrasive, a valve for controlling said ejector, a water supply pipe opening into the discharge pipe, a valve for controlling said water supply pipe, a

ditch extending about the grinding mechanism, a receiving tank a conduit lea ing from the ditch to the receiving tank, an overflow passage leading from the receiving pit, a pipe between the receiving pit and the settling tank, and a pump in said pipe for transferring the'oontents of the receiving tank to the settling tank.

l. In glass grinding apparatus, the comhination with glass grinding mechanism, of a receiving tank adapted to contain abrasive material and water, an outlet from its lower end, a connection leading to the grinding mechanism, and an ejector or blow-out pipe extending downwardly through the tank and having its lower end lying in the extreme lower end of the tank at the outlet thereof.

5. In combination with grinding mechanism, a settling, receptacle, means for conducting the drainage from the grinding mechanism directly to the settling receptacle and delivering it to the upper portion thereof, an overflow at the upper portion of the receptacle for eliminating the surplus water and finer abrasive from such receptacle, means for conducting the mixture of coarser abrasive and water from the lower portion of the receptacle, and a water supply conduit for diluting the said mixture of,

coarser abrasive and water to the consistency necessary for the grinding operation.

6. In combination-with grinding mechanism, a settling receptacle, means for conducting the drainage to the settling receptacle, an overflow at the upper portion of the receptacle for eliminating the surplus water and finer abrasive from such recepthe mixture of coarser abrasive and water from the lower portion of the receptacle, 2. water supply conduit for diluting the said mixture of coarser abrasive and water to the consistency necessary for the grinding operation, and a downwardly directed fluid su ply pipe with its lower end adjacent the bottom of'the receptacle.

7. In combination with grinding mechanism, a settling receptacle, means for eliminating the portion of the drainage from the grinding mechanism containing the finest abrasive, means for conducting the remaining portion of the drainage from the grinding mechanism and including the utilizable grades of abrasive contained therein to the settling receptacle and delivering it to the plying all of such upper portion of upper portion thereof, an overflow at the upper. portion of the receptacle for eliminating the surplus waterand finer solid matter from such receptacle, means for conducting the mixture of coarser abrasive and Water from the lower portion of the receptacle, and a water supply conduit for diluting the said mixture of coarser abrasive and water to the consistency necessary for the grind ing operation.

8. Apparatus for delivering abrasivema-- terial to a utilizing apparatus comprising a preliminary collecting and separating tank to which abrasive and water are supplied from the utilizing apparatus, and having an overflow at its upper portion for removing the finest and lightest material, a separate classifying tank,- means for removing the the water and coarser abrasive from the lower portion of the preliminary .tank and supplying it directly to the upper portion'oi? the classifying tank,'and means for removing the abrasive and water from the classifying tank andsupplying. it to the utilizing apparatus.

9. Apparatus for delivering abrasive material to a utilizing apparatus comprising a preliminary collecting and separating tank] water and coarser abrasive :t'rom the lower portion of the preliminary tank and supthe classifying tank, and

means for removing the abrasive and water from the classifying tank and supplying it to the utilizing apparatus.

10. Apparatus for delivering abrasive material to a utilizing apparatus comprising a preliminary collecting and separating tank, a passage leading from the utilizing apparatus to the upper portion of the preliminary tank, an overflow at the upper portion of'the preliminary tank for removing the liner material, a separate classifying tank, means for removing the water and coarser abrasive from the lower portion of the preliminary tank, and supplying it di rectly to the upper portion'of the classifying tank, and means for. removing the abrasive and water from the classifying tank and supplying it to the utilizing apparatus) 11. Apparatus for delivering abrasive.

material to a utilizing apparatus comprising a preliminary collecting and separating tank, a passage leading from the utilizing apparatus to the upper portion of the preliminary-tank, an overflow at the upper portion of the preliminary tank for removing the finer material, a separate classifying tank, means for removing the water and water and abrasive to the lOG l. l U

coznrsier abrasive from the lower portion of the preliminary tank and supplying all of signed my name in the presence of the two such water and abrasive t0 the upper-portion subscribed witnesses.

at the classifying tank, and means for re- WILLIAM JOS. GOLIGHTLY. moving the ahrnsiveand Water from the \Vitnesses:

classifying tank and supplying it to the Jonx B. DURsT,

utilizing apparatus. Rom. E. MURPHY.

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